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Rental Sewing Space in Tokyo

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“Co-working spaces” have been popping up all over Tokyo these days. It is a great place for someone like me who works from home to work, to meet new people and network. I’ve signed up for one place near Tokyo station and have been enjoying the new environment. Little did I know that a co-working space for sewers and crafters existed. Recently, I saw a facebook post that my friend made. The place is called “coromoza” and it is where you can sew, print fabrics, use a CAD  laser cutter and hang out with like-minded people.
Some of my expat friends here in Tokyo sew, but have a problem finding space to set up a sewing machine or find the length of their stay prevents them from investing in a machine and other equipment. Coromoza seems to be a perfect place for them!
I decided to check out the place one afternoon.

The place is a bit hard to find, unless you have Google Maps or exact direction to the place. It is about a minute walk from the exit 7 of Meiji Jingu Mae (明治神宮前駅) station (Fukutoshin line or Chiyoda line). The outside looks like an ordinary apartment building without any distinguishing sign. The name of the building is “Jingu Heights(神宮ハイツ)”. I double checked because it felt as though you are going into someone’s apartment without permission. Coromoza is on the 4th floor of the building. Coromoza outside view Vivat Veritas BlogHow to get to sewing studio coromoza

The place is smaller than I expected, but is well equipped with professional sewing machines (the speed and power are somewhat between that of home sewing machine and industrial sewing machine), surgers, CAD, vacuum iron, embroidery sewing machine, fabric printer and more. The price is 270yen per 15 minutes for non-members (so it costs 1080 yen per hour) or 3780 yen for a day. More details here (Japanese only).

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P.S. My review on Japanese online sewing supply stores here.

Coromozaという、明治神宮前にある服作りに必要なものが揃っているレンタルスペースに行ってきました。
職業用ミシン、ロックミシン、刺繍ミシン、ＣＡＤ、レーザーカッターや布プリンターなど、家庭には置けないようなものも揃っていました。
場所は駅近ですが、ちょっと分かりずらいかも。
外見はふつうのアパートの一室です。

家に使えない機械を試したりと、今後活用したいと思います！

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DIY Faux Leather Baseball Cap

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DIY faux leather baseball cap by Vivat Veritas2

There was a time when I was obsessed with a thought of wearing leather pants. I saw a picture on Pinterest (like this or this) with some fashion magazine editor rocking leather pants and  decided it’s was the coolest thing. Because real leather pants are very expensive (over $1000!!) I searched Rakuten, my go to place for cheap replica of expensive designs. I bought my pair for about $15. It is made out of matte black stretch pleather. I liked them a lot and every time I wore them, it made me feel like a rock star. But unfortunately they quickly fell apart. Look at this picture of crotch. I was sad, but at least it lasted me many wears and I’ve worn it for more than one year.

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I kept the pants in my fabric stash hoping I’ll get to refashion it into something new. I happened to come across with this Japanese hat making book, titled “Kodawatte Boushi Tsukurimasu (こだわって帽子作ります）” at a local library. I am completely new to hat making (only done knitted hats) but I had all the material I needed: fabric, plastic interface (left over from using for waist band for this wedding dress), iron-on interface and grosgrain ribbon.
It was a quick sew. Only two pieces of patterns needed! Brim and crown. Because the pleather was not sticky like oil cloth, I had no problem with sewing it with my regular needle and machine.
It was fun to make and it kept me cool from strong sun during the Golden Week outing.

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一時期ハマって履いていたフェイクレザーのパンツが破れてしまったのでキャップにリメイクしました。
楽天で買った安物だったのですが、なんかレザーパンツってかっこいいって思っていた時期だったのでなんとか再利用したくて。

図書館で借りた、「こだわって帽子作ります」という本からの型紙でキャップが出来ました。
パターンはつばとクラウンの２つでとってもシンプル。
ダークデニムとかでも作ってみたいな。

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New Lookbook // Flower Child

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vivat veritas spring 2015 looksNew lookbook! It was fun working on this mini collection of Springy dresses. Again, I worked with a photographer, Nobuyuki Nishihara (we worked on this, this and this together in the past) and two other talented folks, make up and hair members. All the items are available on the VV etsy shop and are ready-to-ship as is or made-to-order depending on the size. Check out the full lookbook here and let me know what you think!

春のカタログが出来上がりました♡
上のお洋服は全て、オンラインショップで販売しております。
日本語でのお問い合わせも大歓迎です。

是非覗いてみてください♪

Ivory Lace dress | White lace dress | Blue cropped top | Flower crown (tutorial here)

Photo credit:
Model: クズリバジュリア
Photographer: Nobuyuki Nishihara
Hair Stylist: Ryo Ishiyama
Make up Artist: Rie Yoshizawa

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